D.M. area referee: Officials made right call late in ISU game

Pete Peterson of Urbandale watched Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg's former pro team play Sunday in Minneapolis. Then he crossed the street to watch Hoiberg's current team win, too.

Peterson caught the final minutes of the Iowa State-North Carolina NCAA tournament game amid a crowd of Iowa State fans watching the game on a big screen TV.

The 40-year high school official watched the referees tensely discussing the call that determined Iowa State's 85-83 victory over North Carolina.

"I think they did the right thing," said Peterson, who just worked his 25th state boys' basketball tournament a week earlier. "It looked like the clock didn't start on time. It's hard to put time back on the clock."

Peterson watched the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves host the Phoenix Suns Sunday at the Target Center. Phoenix won 127-120. Hoiberg played for the Timberwolves and later served in the team's front office.

A lot of patrons at the restaurant across the street were Cyclone fans, Peterson said.